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Lakers acquire point guard Lin from Rockets

The Los Angeles Lakers acquired point guard
Jeremy Lin from the Houston Rockets, along with the Rockets’ first-round draft
pick next year, according to a person familiar with the situation. The Lakers will send cash and
rights to an undisclosed overseas player to the Rockets.

Lin, who turns 26 next month, has one more year and $14.9 million remaining on his contract,
though the salary-cap number is $8.4 million because of a quirk in the NBA’s collective bargaining
agreement.

• The New York Knicks waived veteran forward
Lamar Odom and re-signed center
Cole Aldrich. Knicks president
Phil Jackson signed Odom, who played for him with the Lakers, at the end of last
season. But Odom never played a game for New York.

Jackson said in a statement: “Unfortunately, Lamar was unable to uphold the standards to return
as an NBA player. We found it necessary to free up the roster spot.”

• The Sacramento Kings agreed to a sign-and-trade deal with the Phoenix Suns for restricted
free-agent guard
Isaiah Thomas, according to a league source. The Kings will receive a $7 million
trade exception, along with the draft rights to
Alex Oriakh, a

6-foot-9 power forward who was a second-round pick of the Suns in 2013.

Tennis

Defending champ Isner loses in Hall of Fame event

Seventh-seeded American
Jack Sock and third-seeded Australian
Lleyton Hewitt advanced to the semifinals at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
in Newport, R.I.

• Organizers of the women’s Swedish Open in Bastad said defending champion
Serena Williams will skip the tournament next week because she doesn’t feel in top
form.

Soccer

Barcelona agrees to pay $128 million for Suarez

Barcelona reached agreement with Liverpool on the transfer of
Luis Suarez, reportedly for $128 million, giving the troubled striker a chance to
rehabilitate his image when his latest biting ban is completed.

Suarez will travel to Barcelona next week for a physical and to sign a five-year contract.
Suarez is prevented from any involvement in soccer until the end of October after being handed a
four-month suspension by FIFA for biting an Italian opponent while playing for Uruguay at the World
Cup.

When Suarez is eligible to play again, Barcelona will be able to deploy a formidable front line
that also includes
Lionel Messi and
Neymar, as the club rebuilds under new coach
Luis Enrique after its first season without a major trophy in six years.

Swimming

Phelps overwhelms Lochte in 100-meter bufferfly

Michael Phelps won the 100-meter butterfly at the Bulldog Grand Slam in Athens,
Ga., easily defeating rival
Ryan Lochte. Phelps finished in an impressive time of 51.67 seconds, the
third-fastest time in the world this year. Lochte was a distant second in 53.08.

This is the final tune-up for Phelps and Lochte before next month’s national championships in
Irvine, Calif. Both are in the midst of comebacks — Phelps returning after retiring, and Lochte
coming back from a knee injury that limited him to one other meet this season.